Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petukh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
petukh
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man forced into a homosexual relationship and used as a sex slave or servant by another man, especially in the Russian prison and military systems.

Offensive; Slang

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian петух (petux, “prison bitch”), literally “rooster”.

Usage

Inflected Forms

petukhs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dedovshchina

Questions

What does petukh mean?
A man forced into a homosexual relationship and used as a sex slave or servant by another man, especially in the Russian prison and military systems.
Where does petukh come from?
Borrowed from Russian петух (petux, “prison bitch”), literally “rooster”.

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